Academics

 

G. Douglas Smith

Mildred and Ernest Hogan Professor of Church Music (1975); Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies, School of Church Music and Worship

E-mail: dsmith@sbts.edu

Education:

  • B.S., Carson-Newman College
  • M.M.E., The University of North Texas
  • D.M.A., The University of Michigan
  • Additional Studies: Northern Royal School of Music, Manchester, England

Dr. Smith taught at the University of North Texas and Dallas Baptist University before joining the faculty of Southern Seminary. Having pioneered the “four-plus” concept for instrumental music, he has published an extensive catalog of instrumental arrangements for use in the church, as well as a number of articles on instrumental music for the church. Dr. Smith has served Baptist churches in several states as minister of music, minister of instrumental music, and soloist. He was also a high school band director in Tennessee. He is a frequent faculty member at Music Weeks of Ridgecrest and Glorieta and has presented numerous clinics and workshops throughout the United States and in several other countries.